Wisconsin ex-official's law license suspended over sexual conduct
Source: Reuters
Wisconsin ex-official's law license suspended over sexual conduct
By Kevin Murphy
Fri Jun 6, 2014 3:10pm EDT
(Reuters) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday suspended the law license of a lawyer accused of making sexual overtures to women while serving as a district attorney, including the victim in a domestic abuse case that he was looking to prosecute.
The court ruled that Kenneth Kratz, a criminal defense lawyer in West Bend, Wisconsin, cannot practice law for four months because of his "appalling" conduct and ordered him to pay $23,904 for the disciplinary process.
Kratz had no immediate comment, a staff member at his law office said on Friday.
A lawyer since 1985, Kratz resigned in October 2010 as district attorney in Calumet County after three women accused him of sexual harassment.
One Wisconsin woman filed a civil lawsuit against Kratz alleging he sought a sexual relationship with her immediately after they met to discuss a potential prosecution of her live-in partner for domestic assault.
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